John Dufty Lasher (15 November 1932 – 17 June 2015) was a New Zealand

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footballer who represented

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Playing career

Lasher played for

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and represented

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. In 1956 he was part of the

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tour of Australia, but he did not play in any of the test matches. Lasher was part of the

side that defeated Great Britain 46-13 on 13 August at

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. This was the first televised rugby league match in New Zealand as one hour of edited highlights were shown on AKTV2 that night and other regional channels showed the highlights the following week.Coffey, John. ''Canterbury XIII'', Christchurch, 1987.Coffey, John and Bernie Wood ''Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009'', 2009. .

Later years

Lasher also was a sailor and was an international helmsman. In 2013 he was named in Richmond’s team of the century. He died on 17 June 2015.

References

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